Lavatory.



i W. BUNTING, Jn.

' LAyATonY. APPLIOATIOH FILED JAN. 6, 1909.

924,598,4- Patented June 8,1909.

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LAva'roRY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 8, 1909.

Application filed January 6, 190g. Serial No. 470,942.

To all whom it may cofnoeinff Be it known that I, WILLIAM BUNTING, Jr., of Brookline, county of Norfolk, State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvenient in Lavatories, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in lavatorie's'or -set basins, particu`- larly of the character' inwhicl'i the basin and slab are cast or molded in one integral piece,

andare adapted to be provided with hot yand cold water supply and waste apparatus.

It is. very deslrable in la'vatories to provide 'a single discharge for the hot and cold water supply, so that mixed hot and cold water may be discharged from such outlet and it is almost universally demanded by the trade that the discharge be at the level of, or above two ways z- -lirst: by providing two separate valves in the hot and cold water supply, respectively, and connecting the discharge from the casing of-sa1dvalvestoa common pipe, which is 'arranged to discharge into the lavatory, and

which thereby becomes a mixing chamber, so that, by proper manipulation ol' the two valves, water at the desired temperaturr-i may be discharged, and second; by providing a combined hot and cold water supply valve which is adapted to control both .hot and cold water ports, so that the casing ofthe val-ve itself becomes a mixing chamber and the discharge therefronr'will he mixed hot and cold water. The inst-method involves an expense for piping coupling and special .castings and ittings,which causes the cost to exceed that of two independent faucets to a considerable extent', while the second method involves an increased cost over the first method, on vaccount otthendditional diiliculty and expense in manufacturing the valve. Y

It is practically essential that the overflow and waste apparatus be located in the middle plane of the bowl.l What are known as concealed overflows, and also overflow pipes, are considered undesirable as they become foul, so that the'general demand of the trade is for an overflow passage which is formed in the Wall of the bowl: The ordinary chain and plug waste stopper is only used in the bowls of the Iless expensive kind, andthe A,

i chamber.

general demand of the trade is for a waste operating mechanism which is not only located in the middle plane of the bowl but is also adapted to .be operated by a handle located abovethe level of the slab.

ln connecting a mixed hot and cold water supplyapyviaratus to a bowl diliiculty is eX- perienced in running the pipes and arrangand waste devices, this being principally due to--the fact that it is desired that both the overow and waste apparatus and the discharge pipe from the mixing chamber be arranged in the middle plane of the bowl.

The objects of vmy invention are to provide a lavatorT or set basin which is of improved appearance, and which may also be installed at a smaller total expense than lavatories of a similar character, and which further en ables mixed hot and cold water to be discharged into the basin by means which are even less expensive than two separate faupets whichindcpendently discharge into the basin.

A further object is to provide a lavatory in which all metal parts 'of the water supplying means may be concealed beneath its slab, so that, by making the water-supply and Waste handles of porcelain, the general appearance ol the lavatory and the difficulty of keeping it clean and in lirst class condition is greatly lessened.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a lavatory in which an overilow and waste apparatus of the most desirable form and a mixed .hot and ycold water discharge pipe may be arranged in the middle vertical plane of the bowl without interference, or causing inconvenience or eXtra expense 1n making the connections.A f

l accomplish these objects by providmg a raised portionV in the basin slab in which an inlet chamber is formed having a discharge passage, or mixing chamber, leading into the basin above, or at the level of its rim, and by so connecting the hot and cold watersupply pipes to said chamber, that the discharge mg the fittings so as to avoid the overflowy may be greatly improved,

passage therefrom will act as a mixing chamber anddeliverthe mixed hot and cold w ater to the basin, 'andfurther by arranging the overflow passage in the rear wall of the bowl directly beneath said discharge passage, and providing a waste valve operatingmeans which extends from the waste pipe' up through the slab in the rear of said-inlet For a complete understanding of my in- 'vention, reference' -is made to the accompanying drawings, in which,

scale,.of va basin embodying my invention.

-`Fi g. 5 is a sectional view on the line 5--5 of F1g.4, of the rear portion vof'the bowl. Fig.

;-- 6 is a sectional view taken at theline corretion.

. integral piece.

spending to the sectional line 2-#2 of Fig. 1, and illustrating a modified form of my inven- As shown in the drawing, the main body of the howl a is provided with a horizontal, 'or slab portionb, and an upright wall portion c, all of said parts being cast or molded in one An overflow passage a. is

formed ,in the middle of the rear wall of the Vzbowl, and opens through said wall into the bowl ashort distance below the rim of' the bowl, and at its lower end is connected to the outlet pi e a2, in the usual manner.

Accor ing to my invention Ifprovide in the middle p rtion of the slab b a raised portion d, whic is located above the level of the slab, and 4extends forwardly from the wall portion c, the surface thereof being horizontal and its edges being curved downwardly, and

i reversely at its sides, and upwardly at its l with the surface of the slab t and wall porrear end, sc that its surface is continuous I.tion c', Said raised portionv d extendstransversely a each side of the middle line of the bowl,'as j shown, andalso extends forwardly, from the l wall portion to 4- ..-the margin of the bowl, and, at its middle withinv a short distance of lpor,tion,.it is provided with a relatively narrow,4 forwardly projecting extension d,

\ which terminates at the inner side of the wall lofthe bowl -adjacent the level of the upper of to op lthe bow 4'5 side of the rim, and directly over theV o verflow inlet, the end thereof extending obliquely downward, as shown in Fig. 3, so that the front end of said extension overhangs the interior of the bowl. Said raised portion d is provided with'a horizontal chamber d2 therein, which-'extends longitudinally thereosite sides .ofthe middle portionof for the greater portion of the length of said raised. portion, and with -a branch chamber d3 which extends horizontally from the middle of said chamber" d2 forwardly through the extension d and opens into the 1 bowl at the end of said extension in a slightly downwardly inclined direction. Y

Apertures b', bZ areformed in the slab which lead from the under side thereof into said\chamber d? adjacentv its opposite ends,

, said apertures preferably beingso formed v that they taper from the hambercP down? Wardly. Apertures Z4 and d5 are also provided which extend through the raised porertures being Fi ure 1 is a pla-'n View of the rear lportion of the bowl for a suitable distance at' l tion cl and the slab portion beneath, said ap preferably arranged adjacent I and beyond the ends of the chamber d2. An aperture d.'6 is also provided in the slab which l, extends through 4said raised the top thereof to the under side of the slab, i said a erture being arranged in the .rear of said c iamber'd2' and in the middle plane of the bowl. 'A pair of valves are provided, having casings e and f, which may be respectively con nected at their lower ends to the hot and cold water supply pipes in la manner which will be readily understood. While I may employ any well-known form of valve in this particular connection, I preferably employ a 'valve in which the operating stem is held from longitudinal movement and is rotated toopen and close the valve. In Fic'. 2 a valve of thir, character is illustrated, which comprises a valve body e, which is mounted to slide vertically and is held from rotation by suitable guideways, the valve stem c being threaded in said valve body. The valve casing f is provided with a similar construction, having a valve stem f. Said valve stems e and j" extend upwardly from said casings in alinement with and through the a ertures (Z4 and d5 respectively, handles eZ an f2, preferably of porcelain, being secured to the upper ends of said stems, so that they bear against the upper side of the -raised portion, collars c, f. being provided on said stems to bear against the underside of the slab and hold the stems fromlongitudinal movement.

The valve 'casings e and f are respectivelyv provided with lateral discharge pipes e* and which extend horizontally from the casing and then upwardly in I alinement with the openings b', b2, a water-tight connection being provided between the upper ends of said branches and the walls of said apertures by any suitable means, such as the ordinary expansion joints c5 and f 5' as shown.

A waste valve operating rod g is rotatably mounted in the` aperture d and has a porcelain ,operating handle g at its upper end. Any. suitable waste controlling means may be employed, a preferable construction being shown in'Fig. 5, which comprises a valve i guided to move vertically, a wedge-shaped lifting slide 7' and a link and crank connection c with the lower end of the rod whereby rotation of the rod will cause the valve to be lifted.

' The valves, their connections and stems, as` thus arranged, will not interfere Aeither .with the installation or operation of the other, and no special fittings are necessary to `,enable oneto avoid the other when they are installed.

- It will be apparent that, with the above de sc'ribed device, by manipulating either ,of 'the handles e2 or f 2,.

charged into the chamber d2, from which it ortion d from.

hot or cold water may be disl charged into the basin.

vided for a bowlhavingits waste operating will be discharged into the basin through the outlet passage d3, and that, it' both valves are opened, mixed hot and cold water will be dis- The chamber d2 thusacts as an inlet 'chamber and the passage d3 acts as a mixing chamber', and a. mixed hot and vcold water supply is thus promeans in the middle plane oi thelbowl, by which said supply is delivered at the middle oi' the rea-rwall of the bowl,- and in whichall the vfittings are concealed from view and only the porcelain operating handles for the water supply and waste are .exposed above the level ol' the slab.' Y

The-chamber d2 may be considered as two separate inlet chambers arranged at opposite sides oll the middle plane of the bowl, and connectedat their adjacent ends to the mixing chamber, or it may be considered as a single chamber ,to the middle of which the mixing chamber cl3 isA connected, although, as a matter of convenience in description, it has been referred to as a `single chamber. A deiiector d may be formed in the rear wall oi chamber d2 which aids in directing the water into the .mixing chamber,I and also permits the wasteoperating rod to be placed farther away from the back portion c in which said chambers are shown in dotted outline.

In .Fig.' 6 I show a somewhat modiiied form o'lymy invention which lis .less expensive to `manufactureJthan the formr already described.v in thisrlorm oi' my `invent-ion the formation-o1' the castior molded bowlis substantially the samesras .already described.

with' the exception,that-.openings h, h', are foi-ined in the raised. portiond-'abot'e the inlet chamber d2", `-th'ere'injaind fin line with openings b1", b2, thr-oug.h the slab, which corresponds to the openingsb, 52, before de; scribed. The casings m and nv areprovided in said` apertures b1", i, and b2", h respectively, water tight connections being provided between said casings by means ol' packed upper iianges m', n whichfbear, on the upper surface of theraised portion d",.andlthe nut and packing washer connectionfmz, lower ends oi' said casings. Ports lm3, n, are providedfin said'casing's, which open into the chamber d20, and valves are connected tothe said casing to said ports may be lcontrolled in a manner which will be obvious. vWhen the hot and cold water pipes are connected to the valve casings m, n, hot and cold water will be directly discharged into the inlet chamber ,d20 and thence will be conducted through the connected mixing chamber, corresponding to chamber d3; and discharged into the basin, as before described. With this form of my invention I iind it necessary to have the valve bonnet exposed above the .level 'ol' the porcelain, but the portion of the n? on the slab,- adapted to re, W'Yi lower ends'oi the valve stems 0,'p'.byi"m'e`ans of which the passage from, thelower, ends of A "and'slab, said slab exte clian'ibers and passages therethrough isfpracl" -tically insignificant, furthermore," the valves which i am 'enabled' to employginytfhis nection are materially lessexpens-iv, tha

the ordinary l'aucet which is adapted to'bjepo mounted onthe basin slab.

Matter shown and described in this ap 'l cation, but ,not claimed herein, is claime in my copending application Serial No. 494,573, dated May 7, 41909.

p Having thus described my invention, what. l claimasnew ,and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l ,i n y t 1. A lavatory comprising an integral bowl and slab, said slab extending rearwardly be.r1-90 yond themiddle portion of the v,rear wall of). the bowl andhaving an inlet chamber ioi'mieilx.Y therein between its upper and und'e'nsides, 1 said chamber extending transversely of' thebowl to opposite sides of themiddle-thereof, and said' slabl having a discharge 'passage leading'from aninterinediate portion of'said chamber to the bowl and having apertures leading downwardly from the ends thereoi ro the under side ol the slab, adaptedJ toieceive the het and cold vwater supplypipes, substantially as described. 2. A lavato-ry comprising an integral bwl and slab, said slab extending.rearwardly be- I yond the middle portieri of 'the rear wall of 105 y the bowlI and having any integral thickened i' portion in the rear oi' the lbowlhaving an inlet chamber therein extending trans-ff versely of Athe,bowl to' opposite sides of the, middle-thereof and having ends of said chamber to thdl und'er side" oi' the* l@stilista i-sii s" dei" en intgral beve 'A'lavator lcdm",

i l I i y p riding rearwardly befr? a discharge 110 sage leading lroni. .the int-'ermediateportin-i i ol' said chamber tothe 'bbwland :inlet'japeia'f tures leading dowiiiiaidly i'rdin th'eopposite' yond the middle portion ol' the rear wall of 120 the bowl and having an integral raised andA thickened portion in the rear of theA bowl,

said portion having an inlet chamber therein which extends transversely of the bowl to opposite sides of the middle thereof, having a 1 25 discharge passage leading forwardly from the middle of the chamber and opening above the rim of the bowl to direct the water therein, and having apertures leading downwardly from the ends of said chambers to the the rear of the bowl andextending for a pory sident-the slab and adapted to receive ther` hor andA (.ol water supply pipes respectively, snbsi'antiall'yf as described.

4.,; ator)l comprising a bowl and slab, said sl b having an integral raised portion in tion of the widthol' the bowl at opposite sid es of the middle thereof, and said raised portion having an 'extended portion which projects forwardly"from vthe` middle thereof and tvminate's 'at the rim of the bowl, said raised portion lhaving any inlet chamber therein which extends transversely of the. bowl to points adjacent the ends of said raised. portion and itsI extended portion Yhaving a lmix- 'i'n'g bharr; 'ier leading from the middle port-ion of said inlet chamber into the bowl, the 'slab portion beneath said raised portion having openings leading from the under side thereof into the. opposite ends of said inlet-chamber and adapted to receive the hot and cold water supply pipes, snbstantiall y as described.

A lavatory. comi'irising a bowl and slab,- said slab having an integral raised portion in the rear of the bowl, said raised portion havingan inlet chamber formed therein and extending transversely of the bowl to opposite sides of the middle thereof and having a mixing chamber leading'forwardly from the middle portion of'said inlet chamber. and opening fat its front end into the bowl at the level of "stantiitlly as described.

its rim, said slab having supply passages leading` operz'tting stems. extending upwardly through the slab and said-raised portion, sub- 6..\. lavatory compri "ng a bowl and slab,

said'slab having an inletchambertherem,

thc rear of the bowl, extendmg transversely of the bowl to oppositesides ot' the middle thereof, and'having a mixing .chamber leading forwardly from themiddle portion of sald inlet chamber and ,opening at Aits 'front end j.passages l n the same to said chambery a( )acent 1t-s ends, -5'0 into the bowl and said slab having supply leading therethrou h from beneath water-#supply means comprising a pair of valves :having vertically disposed operating through the slab ltbe,same to t i chamber and adapted to receive hot and cold tansversely in opposite directions, and sai( s ab having an opening leading from the inner end of each branch chamber to the under side thereof, hot and cold water supply pipes respectively connected to said o enings and wastecontrolling devices, locate inthe middle planeet the bowl between said supply pipes, substantially as described.

8, Alav'atory comprisinga bowl and slab, said slab having an overiiow passage formed in the middle portion of the rear wall thereof and opening into the bowl below the rim, and the slab having an` inlet chamber formed therein and opening int-o the bowl directly above the overflowinlet, said inlet chamber extending rearwardly and transversely in horizontal directions and the slab having a supply -pi )e opening leading from the inner end of sait. chamber to the under side thereof, substantially as described.

"9. A lavatory comprising a bowl and slab, said bowl having an overflow passage formed in the middle portion of the rear-wall thereof and opening into the bowl above the rim, and the slab having an integral raised portion extending rearwardly from points directl)T above said overflow inlet and transversely to each side thereof, said raised portion having a mixing chamber formed therein and opening into the bowl and a transversely dis osed inlet chamber connected thereto, ,an said slabhaving o` enings leading 'from beneath ie opposite ends of said inlet water supply plpes, scribed. Y

In testimony whereof, I have slgned my substantially as dename to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM BUNTINQ JR.

Vilitnesses: A y

L.. H. HARRIMAN,4 Ill. B. DAvIs. 

